Earth Objects As Seen From Space- A collection of Breathtaking Pictures

4/15/2014

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I am quite sure that you’ve
often wondered what the Earth looks like from a far distance or from space.
It’s a myth that has continued for years: the Great Wall of China is the only
object made by man that you can see from the surface of Moon with unaided eye.
Here is an interesting fact about Great Wall of China, seeing the Great Wall of
China from the surface of Moon would be the almost same as seeing a human hair
from 2 miles away. It is only possible if you have a high-powered telescope
otherwise you’re not going to be able to see such a minute object. The average
distance of the Moon is some 238,000 miles from the Earth, anything on Earth
that you want to see from the surface of moon would have to be roughly 70 miles
across for the unassisted human eye to be able to separate it from the
surrounding landscape of Earth and The Great Wall of China is a mere 30 feet
(9.1m). So we can easily say that it’s even close.

When asked what structures are
visible from the Moon, Apollo 12 astronaut Alan Bean stated, “The only thing
you can see from the Moon is a beautiful sphere, mostly white, some blue and
patches of yellow, and every once in a while some green vegetation. No man-made
object is visible at this scale.”

Well here are some magnificent
photos of Landscapes of Earth from low-Earth orbit:-